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Feb. 3, 1931. J. G. ANDREWS 1,790,645

URDERGARNENT AND METHOD OF MAKING SAIE Filed Sept 24. 1926 2She'ets-Speet 1' INVENTOR.

' A TTORNEY.

Feb. 3, I931. J. G. ANDREWS 1,790,645

UNDERGARMENT AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed Sept. 24, 1 926 2 sheetssne t 2 N N INVENTOR.

A TTORNEY.

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Patented Feb. 3, 1931 rural) STATES Jomre. ANDREWS, or HAMILTON, 01110,'Assmnoia, BY ivrnsien assremunnwsi To I PANELON UNDERWEAR COMPANY, onHAMILTON, 0310, A CORPORATIGN on OHIO UNDERGARMENT AND METHOD 'onraakmeSAME,

Application filed September 24, 1926. set-a1 no. 137,581. Q

My invention relates to undergarments such as bloomers, pajamas,combinationslipons, and all garments covering the lower limbs, forladies, mens and childrens wear, and to methods of making such garments,including the cutting of the garments with little waste from suitablematerial.

It is the object of my invention to provide a method by which garmentsmay be readily cut, particularly from tubular material. It is a furtherobject to provide sets of patterns for cutting out the material for suchgarments, which patterns may have identical portions, the variations fordifferent sizes beingmade by slight modifications in shape of several ofthe component parts without the necessity of changing other of thecomponent parts. 7

It is my object to provide garments in which form fitting garments forwomens figures will be provided, which will stretch along lines in thegoods which will readily give, so that there will be no tendency to bindat the crotch. It is a further object to provide garments in which thetendency to sag at the crotch will be also avoided during normal erectposition of the wearers body.

Referring to the drawings in which I have illustrated preferred patternsand garments which can be made in accordance with my in-' vention Figure1 is a'diagram showing how ladies bloomers may be cut out from a tubularpiece of material. 1 p

Figure 2 is a front elevation of a finished garment made from a patternsuch as is shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a rear elevation of the finished garment shown in Figure 2.v

Figure t is a diagram showing a preferred type of pattern for the lowerpart of a pa ama garment. V

Figure 5 is a diagram showinga preferred type of pattern for a ladyscombinatlon sl1pon garment.

Figure 6 is a front elevation of the finlshed garment made from thepattern shown 1n Figure 4.

Figure 7 is a front elevation of the finish ed slip'bn made from thepatter'n shown Figure5-. o Referring first to Figures 1-3, the garmentsare, preferably made fromv tubular places of. material as indicated atl.The outsidelleg covering pieces: are formedb the rectangular portions-2, which'fora given length of garment regardlesslofsize, are of similarvaried shape and dimensions. A central panel piece 3 is formed bycutting, the

tubular edges of the material along the lines lndicated. The panel piecewill,.'when spread out, be twicelthe size of the piece shoWn' in thedrawings. Pieces 4 are nextfcut out, and

they are stitched to the edges. of" the rectangular pieces and the bandas indicated in Figures 2 and 3.- The bloomers, after having beencutoutalong the heavy lines indicated in Figure l, are then stitched togetheras indic atedfby dotted lines, .and'the. novel gar- I ment' isfinished'with elastic at theowaist I band and at the bottom ofjthe legsassh'own at 5. In wearing the bloomers, it is possible for a wearer tostretch the legs at any angle without the garments tending to bind atthecrotch. The principal reason for this is that there is'no line ofstitching-or inside seam :down the insideleg line, and thepieces l arestretched in the direction of the length of the pieces. If there werestitches, down the inside scam, the threads would prevent the materialfrom stretching. At thesame time, while I provide" a garment which willstretch readily with the distension'ofthe legs of the wearer, I providea garment which, when the legs are together in normal position, will nothave any tendency to sag down and make wrinkled folds of materialbetween the legs.

Figure 1, it will be observed, provides the parts for two completegarments, there being four pieces pieces 3.

Figures 4-7 show respectively, patterns and finished garments made onthe same prin ciple as those indicated in Figures 1-8. There are thusthe rectangular side pieces 2, the

central panels 3, extending from'the upper end of the garment in frontto the upper end in back, formlng garments with seamless crotch portionsbetween the legs. The prinon v 2, four pieces 4, and two' ciple of greateconomy in cutting material is present in all types of garmentsmade inaccordance with my invention, as the rectangularpieces which formconsiderably more than half the'material used, can be cut with no wasteat all. a

My garments, further, are so stitched together, that the goodswill'stretch in the direction of their width most readily, which makesthem easy to put on and arrange. The

matter of so constructing the garments that the elesticbands will alwaysbe disposed at right angles to the longitudinal grain of the material isalso an advantage.

Another feature which adds considerably to the wearing qualities of mygarments arereinforcing pads 6, which I stitch as shown in the crotchportions. It is within the scope of my invention to provide'ga-rments inWhich the portions 2 shall be of lace like material, and the other parts3 and 4 of more wovenor knitted material. 7

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is s 1. In a ladys undergarment, rectangularpieces secured in the portion of the garment Which cover the outer sidesof the legs, a central panel securing the top inner edges of saidrectangular piecestogether in the front and back, saidpanel being widerat the top in front and back than in the interme diate portions,andpieces stitched to the central panel in the crotch portion,-saidpieces also uniting the lower inneredges of said rectangular piecestogether.

' 2. In a ladys undergarment, rectangular pieces secured in the portionof the garment which covers the outer sides of the legs, a

central panel securing the top inner edges of said rectangular piecestogether in the front and back said panel being Wider at the top infront and back than inthe intermediate per: tions, pieces stitched tothe central panel in the crotch portion, said pieces also uniting thelower inner edges of said rectangular pieces together, and said lastnamed pieces forming seamless portions down the inner sidesof the legs,said garment being freely stretchable along the inner leg portions.

7 JOHN G. ANDREWS.

